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What causes elastic behaviour in rubbers and other polymers?
ABreaking of covalent bonds
BFlow of free electrons
CStretching of polymer chains
DMelting of crystal planes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Stretching of polymer chains
In polymers the applied force stretches the long chains, and they recover when the force is removed.
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